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Living in a dust bowl, Burning Man 2012

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalThe Temple of Juno, also known as The Temple of Honor, built by David Best, is a place for people to come and remember loved ones who have passed on over the past year. The temple is a quiet peaceful burn on Sunday night closing the festival.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalSam Forbes and Gretchen Bach bring the spirit of sharing to Burning Man with their offerings of fresh squeezed orange juices and chilled orange slices. Sharing is a big part of the festival experience on the playa. Often people will share what they have for just a simple gratuitous smile and a thank you.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalAt Burning Man, a weeklong art and self expression festival located in Black Rock City in Nevada, a giant sculpture of a man is built where people explore the effigy figure all week long ending in a burning celebration where the Man is burned to the ground.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalUrsula Johnstone, 11 from Berkeley, takes part in one of the many kid-friendly activities at Burning Man, sword fighting with a pirate on an abandoned shipwreck. Johnstone has grown up on the playa, visiting this year for the 12th time, once while she was in her mother's womb. Camping at Burning Man is simple with children with the theme camp Kidsville, an organized network of parents who work together to create a safe camp for children that includes a giant playground. Kids 12 and under are free to enter the weeklong festival.

Photography by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalPart of the Burning Man experience is watching art cars transform in the night sky as they come to life with neon lights like this car Surly Bird.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalHundreds of unique sculptures decorate the playa at Burning Man. The weeklong festival draws thousands of people each year to look in at the wondrous art.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalShelly Ciszek and Nolan Restivo don't let a sand storm stop their fun in the middle of the playa at Burning Man. On Friday, the wind blew for hours creating a whiteout making it difficult to see.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalHaving a bike at Burning Man is almost a necessity to get around the playa, no matter what the size.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalBurners catch a ride on the Surly Bird art car at night.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalHundreds of unique sculptures decorate the playa at Burning Man. The weeklong festival draws thousands of people each year to look in at the wondrous art.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalAllen Carney gives his friend Babs De Lay a hug after her wedding ceremony on the playa at Burning Man.

Photo by Kim Palaferri/Auburn JournalLaura Kempton, creator of the art sculpture “EGO”, used wood and plaster to create the giant golden art piece that drew hundreds of interested art enthusiasts.

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Burning Man is an annual festival that draws up to 60,000 people to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, located about 110 miles northeast of Reno. Journal Photographer Kim Palaferri attended this year's event, held August 27 to September 3, and shares her photos from the experience here.